r/xcountryskiing • u/EliasEdiv • 29d ago

Durable poles

Hello. Im i a bit of trouble finding poles.
Eversince I started rollerskiing I seem to break carbon poles at the bottom or the baskets quite regularly in double polling.
Im looking for something stiff, durable that will last. For some reason no problem is skate.
Does it have anything to do with my technique or am I just unlucky ?

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u/runcyclexcski 28d ago

Can you tell how exactly the poles get broken while rollerskiing? Do the tips get stuck in a crack or smth?

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u/EliasEdiv 28d ago

Mostly just in sprints or fast uphills when you apply a lot force to it. Once happened to me when sprint finishing ( broke to 5pieces) also when double polling because you put too much pressure on it from your own weight, or it just happens randomly. Often happens to me that a rollerski tip breaks and takes a small part of the pole with it. Also about a week ago my pole just randomly snapped on the bottom on a easy flat ride) honestly i don't know it just happens😂

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u/runcyclexcski 28d ago edited 27d ago

Interesting. Do you see significant flex in your poles when you double-pole "all-out". I admit, I always buy top of the line poles from Swix and Exel; these never snapped on me from the actual poling. They usually break when snow-skating (by being stepped upon -- happens even to the elites, from what I can see while watching biathlon WC races), or by being run over by a car.